diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index 8a59a6a..4df212c 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@ branding:
   icon: box
 inputs:
   version:
-    description: "The kind version to use (default: v0.24.0)"
+    description: "The kind version to use (default: v0.26.0)"
     required: false
-    default: "v0.24.0"
+    default: "v0.26.0"
   config:
     description: "The path to the kind config file"
     required: false
@@ -31,9 +31,9 @@ inputs:
     default: "0"
     required: false
   kubectl_version:
-    description: "The kubectl version to use (default: v1.30.4)"
+    description: "The kubectl version to use (default: v1.31.4)"
     required: false
-    default: "v1.30.4"
+    default: "v1.31.4"
   install_only:
     description: "Skips cluster creation, only install kind (default: false)"
     required: false
diff --git a/kind.sh b/kind.sh
index c03b505..008194c 100755
--- a/kind.sh
+++ b/kind.sh
@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@ set -o errexit
 set -o nounset
 set -o pipefail
 
-DEFAULT_KIND_VERSION=v0.24.0
+DEFAULT_KIND_VERSION=v0.26.0
 DEFAULT_CLUSTER_NAME=chart-testing
-DEFAULT_KUBECTL_VERSION=v1.30.4
+DEFAULT_KUBECTL_VERSION=v1.31.4
 
 show_help() {
 cat << EOF